Bunker Hill Bunny is a 1949
Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short, released in 1950 and starring
Bugs Bunny and
Yosemite Sam as a
Hessian Mercenary in the
American Revolution.
Crew
Bunker Hill Bunny was directed by
Friz Freleng and written by
Tedd Pierce.
Hawley Pratt and
Paul Julian did the layout and backgrounds, while
Arthur Davis,
Ken Champin,
Virgil Ross and
Gerry Chiniquy headed the team of animators.
Mel Blanc provided voice characterizations, and
Carl W. Stalling created the musical score.
Plot
Set in
1776 at the "Battle of Bagle Heights", the short pits Bugs, dressed as an American
Minuteman defending a wooden fort against the
red-coated Sam von Schamm (or Schmamm), the
Hessian, defending a large stone fortress. Sam's fortress is heavily armored, bristling with artillery; by contrast, Bugs' defenses are rather pathetic, with only one cannon. Sam taunts Bugs with the boast that he has him "outnumbered, one to one" and, after a barrage of ineffective
cannon fire, charges across the battleground rattling his
saber. Several gags later it is clear that Bugs has no difficulty outwitting his opponent, who suffers repeated injury.
Sam's first charge involves only Sam beating a drum as if guiding troops. Once Sam arrives at Bug's fort door, a cannon emerges and shoots Sam. Clothes in tatters, Sam beats a quick retreat call on his drum and falls back to his fort, only to fire another salvo of cannon fire at Bugs.
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